Luxury car theft is relatively common. The theft of luxury car makers is much less widespread, but Italian police have foiled a plan to steal and ransom Enzo Ferrari’s body. Ferrari died in 1988, but the 34 individuals arrested apparently intended to refocus their regular arms racket on a potentially-lucrative casket theft.

Following the attacks in London, as well as displays of solidarity, experts have warned of new challenges facing UK counterterrorism programs due to the ‘easily accessible, low-cost, unsophisticated methods’ terrorists use to inflict terror.

Springtime in Tajikistan

Spring is in the air in Central Asia and it seems CT is on the brain, as US and Russian forces begin separate military training drills with Tajik forces. On Monday, 2,000 Russian military personnel began CT drills with 50,000 Tajik troops. At the same time, US Central Command revealed that America would send 150 troops to conduct exercises with 100 Tajik personnel, with their aim being to ‘simulate scenarios to facilitate a coordinated partner response to transnational terrorism’.

If numbers are any indication of interest in the region, it appears Russia has the upper hand.

Thai authorities are investigating two women caught trying to smuggle 21 rhino horns from Africa into Bangkok. The horns, worth THB170 million (US$5 million), were stored in a passenger suitcase on a flight from Nairobi to Suvarnabhumi Airport. The flight was met by two Thai women who failed to bypass customs screening with the assistance of three corrupt transport officials. One woman surrendered on Monday, but an arrest warrant’s still out for the other. Wildlife contraband trafficking and complicit officials are unfortunately common in Thailand.

The Game

Reuters has captured a moving set of testimonies from within what the displaced and persecuted call ‘the game’—the people smuggling trade from the Middle East to Western Europe. Read about some of the popular smuggling routes, how much they cost and the sacrifices people have made to place a bet in the game.

India to seal borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh

India intends to completely seal its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh by the end of 2018, the Indian Home Minister announced last Saturday. Despite fences already installed along 90% of those borders, Indian authorities want to crack down on terrorists and irregular migrants that still infiltrate the country.

Finally, Tanushree Pareek of Rajasthan is the Indian Border Security Force’s first female field officer! Hopefully she’ll be the first of many.

170 professionals and volunteers participated in a ‘high-concept disaster simulation’ staged 200km north of Broken Hill on the weekend. The mock emergency scenario involved a crash between a tourist bus and a stock truck, and aimed to put emergency services to the test in complex, remote and harsh conditions. Personnel responded to fire, distressed animals, fatalities, complex injuries and distraught victims in a ‘sensational reality’ reflecting a possible real-life disaster. The simulation was deemed a success: ‘as far as catastrophes go, this one went nicely’.

Pop-up shelter

Providing shelter in the event of humanitarian disasters could be easier and cheaper in the future if some MIT students get their way. Check out their ‘flying building’ prototype.